The Minnesota Rovers has a board of directors which oversees the administrative activities of the club. Board members are elected in February and any members are eligible to run for any position except directors at large.
Board meetings are usually held on the first Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Non-board members may attend as observers. Certain decisions which concern the operations of the Minnesota Rovers are made at the Board level. “Member meetings” are called periodically where members provide input and vote on specific issues.
Read about the responsibilities of the directors:
Officer RolesBoard Members
President
Barry Shillingford
Joined Rovers: 2004
Favorite Activities: Hiking, kayaking, cross-country skiing, snowboarding
All-time favorite trip: Winter Bayfield trip. I have gone 12 times.
Trips Director / Vice President
Dave Disselkamp
Joined Rovers: 2019
Favorite Activities: Backpacking, hiking, road biking, and XC skiing
All-time favorite trip: Any number of trips on the SHT, weekly bike rides with Rovers
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Treasurer
Carrie Kirckof
Joined Rovers: 2014
Favorite Activities: Hiking, bicycling, cross-country skiing, snow-shoeing and learning how to paddle
All-time favorite trip: Hard to choose! Hiking mountains and canyons — Glacier Park Montana, southern Utah, Canadian Rockies, Swiss Alps
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Recording Secretary
Laura Jensen
Joined Rovers: 2003
Favorite Activities: Hiking, biking, kayaking, history walks, and exploring new places
All-time favorite trip: Who can pick a favorite?! Some notables ones include Interlaken (Switzerland), Galapagos, Inca Trail, Lake Manyara (Tanzania), and Lake of the Isles
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Equipment Director
David Byrne
Joined Rovers: 1998
Favorite Activities: Bicycling, XC skiing, paddling, building igloos
All-time favorite trip: reCycling the World with Julie
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Equipment Assistant
Brian Goodspeed
Joined Rovers: April 2016
Favorite Activities: Bicycling, paddling, hiking, birding, XC skiing, snowshoeing
All-time favorite trip: Annual North Shore Bike Ride
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Membership Director
Karen Klein
Joined Rovers:
Favorite Activities:
All-time favorite trip:
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Membership Assistant
Lori Chase
Joined Rovers: 1998
Favorite Activities: Climbing, Paddling, XC skiing, and discovering new places to enjoy
All-time favorite trip: South Dakota Black Hills for climbing and on to Utah for canyoneering
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Database Director
Jerry Wallace
Joined Rovers:
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Presentation Director
Fran Lesicko
Joined Rovers: 2007
Favorite Activities: Kayaking
All-time favorite trip: 2017 Solar Eclipse
Publicity Director
Sue Wittkop
Joined Rovers: 2011
Favorite Activities: Road biking and cycling vacations, kayaking, hiking, discovering new places near and far
All-time favorite trip: They’re all fabulous in their own way, but winning a cycling trip to Catalonia Spain edges out the rest
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Publicity Assistant
Gena Linafelter
Joined Rovers: 2017?
Favorite Activities: Hiking, skiing, paddling, chatting over a campfire, exploring the outdoors
All-time favorite trip: Yellowstone with my boys in 2018
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Events Director
Stacey Grimes
Joined Rovers: January 2007
Favorite Activities: Hiking, road biking and camping. Also LOVE checking out state park group sites for possible destinations for new trips!
All-time favorite trip: So many good memories to choose from, but Germany and Prague with Rover friends is particularly special.
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Events Assistant
Karen Parker
Joined Rovers: September 2019
Favorite Activities: Hiking, snowshoeing, camping, international and domestic travel
All-time favorite trip: Traveling around Spain, Rome, and Paris with my son and experiencing Costa Rica with my daughter. I look forward to traveling with Rovers post-pandemic. I am especially looking forward to the U.K. narrow boat trip and hiking in the Peak District.
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Conservation Director
Cyndi Elias
Joined Rovers: 2007
Favorite Activities: Birding, wildflowers, dragonflies, any other critter that I might find, hiking, paddling, and creeping people out at Halloween
All-time favorite trip: National Forest Lodge! Followed closely by a trip to Nebraska to see the tens of thousands of Sandhill Cranes
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Web Administrator
Jodi Stammer
Joined Rovers: June 1998
Favorite Activities: Mountain biking, road biking, canyoneering, hiking, cross-country skiing
All-time favorite trip: Oh, too many to list! Hiking in Switzerland; Cycling in Spain, Scotland, and Italy; Fleeing an erupting volcano in Ecuador; XC Skiing in British Columbia, etc.!
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Director at Large
Mike Luke
Joined Rovers: 2005/2006
Favorite Activities: Backpacking, xc skiing, running, biking (more road than mountain) but also some kayaking, climbing, sailing snowshoeing and exploring
All-time favorite trip: SHT backpacking trip
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Director at Large
Barb Senty
Joined Rovers:
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